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Recognised as Colour

#086EB7

  • #086EB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#086EB7 is a blue with RGB values 8, 110, 183 and HSL 205°, 92%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#086EB7#086EB7
HEX#086EB7
RGBrgb(8, 110, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4314, 0.7176
RGB percentages3.1%, 43.1%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(205, 91.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 95.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK95.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,631
CSS custom property--colour: #086EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#F79148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4973BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E64B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B75108
Analogous#08B7A9, #0816B7
Triadic#B7086E, #6EB708
Split complementary#B70816, #B7A908
Tetradic#A908B7, #B75108, #16B708

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91CEFA
Lighter +30%#60B9F8
Lighter +20%#2FA3F6
Lighter +10%#0A8BE8
Darker −10%#065186
Darker −20%#043355
Darker −30%#021624
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FBF
Less saturated −25%#206A9F

Channel breakdown

R8
G110
B183
Red8 (3.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue205.03°
Saturation (HSL)91.62%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6E · B B7

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